8-Day Wildlife and Cultural Safari in Bangladesh with Sundarbans Cruise

• Arrive in Dhaka and check in at Hotel Studio 23 (3-star).
• Visit key attractions in Dhaka, including the Parliament Building, Lalbagh Fort, Dhakeswari Temple, Ahsan Manzil (Nawab heritage palace), Hossaini Dalan, Shakhari Bazar, and Sadarghat boat-building activities.

Overnight at Dhaka Hotel Studio 23.

• 06:30 AM: Breakfast and drive to explore local markets, including vegetables, fish, and flowers.
• Continue to the Bagerhat UNESCO heritage sites, including the Sixty Domes Mosque, Nine Domes Mosque, and Mausoleum.
• Late afternoon: Drive by private car to Mongla (approx. 5 hours).
• Board a tourist boat for a cruise to Andhar Manik Forest in the Sundarbans.

Overnight in private boat rooms.

• 06:00 AM: Walk along forest foot trails and spot macaques and deer.
• 07:00 AM: Take a boat cruise to Kachikhali Wildlife Sanctuary to observe birds, otters, macaques, fishing cats, deer, wild boars, and possibly tigers.
• Visit the Kachikhali Observation Tower for panoramic wildlife viewing.
• Enjoy a sunset cruise along Kachikhali Canal for aquatic wildlife spotting.

Overnight in tourist boat rooms in the Sundarbans.

• Early morning: Take a silent boat trip through the Kachikhali jungle trails toward Katka (8 km).
• Spot deer, tigers, and other wildlife along the canal and forest trails.
• Late afternoon: Cruise through Katka Canal, observing birds and both aquatic and terrestrial wildlife.
• Return to Joy Moni and enjoy a BBQ dinner on the return cruise.

Overnight in tourist boat rooms in the Sundarbans.

• 06:00 AM: Take a boat trip along the mangrove forest and fisherman village, and watch dolphins.
• 10:30 AM: Drive to the Otter Fishing Village at Narail and learn traditional otter fishing techniques.
• Afternoon drive back toward the Dhaka homestay.

Overnight in a weaving village with basic facilities.

• 06:30 AM: Drive to Sreemangal, stopping en route for breakfast and to observe water birds and local wildlife.
• Explore pit-loom weaving in the village.
• Continue to Sreemangal and visit tea gardens, rubber plantations, and a Monipuri tribal village.
• Check in at Grand Selim Resort (3-star).
• 03:00 PM: Drive along garden roads to enjoy the terrace tea plantations and visit Madhabpur Lake, then taste 7-layer tea in the evening.

Overnight at Grand Selim Resort.

• Early morning rainforest trek to observe hoolock gibbons, phayre's leaf monkeys, and langurs.
• Visit ethnocentric settlements inside the forest.
• 10:30 AM: Short drive to Sonargaon, the lost city of Bangladesh.
• Evening drive back to Dhaka.

Overnight at Hotel Blue Castle, near the airport.

• Airport transfer for your flight to Bhutan or your onward destination.
• End of the 8-day wildlife and cultural expedition.